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Bifurcation of Pacific North Equatorial Current at the surface
The grid altimetry data between 1993 and 2006 near the Philippines were analyzed by the method of Empirical Orthogonal Function (EOF) to study the variation of bifurcation of the North Equatorial Current at th...
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Variation of the North Equatorial Current, Mindanao Current, and Kuroshio Current in a high-resolution data assimilation during 2008–2012
Outputs from a high-resolution data assimilation system, the global Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model and Navy Coupled Ocean Data Assimilation (HYCOM+NCODA) 1/12° analysis, were analyzed for the period September 2...
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Pacific western boundary currents and their roles in climate
Pacific Ocean western boundary currents and the interlinked equatorial Pacific circulation system were among the first currents of these types to be explored by pioneering oceanographers. The widely accepted b...
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Microstructure observations in the upper layer of the South China Sea
A general pattern for turbulent mixing in the upper layer of the South China Sea (SCS) is presented based on TurboMAP measurements in April and May 2010. The turbulence level decreased significantly overall fr...
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Seasonal variability of the Mindanao Current determined using mooring observations from 2010 to 2014
A mooring was deployed east of Mindanao Island at 8°N, 127°3′E from December 2010 to August 2014 to collect direct measurements of the Mindanao Current (MC). The Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) fixed ...
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Open AccessStructure and Variability of the North Equatorial Current/Undercurrent from Mooring Measurements at 130°E in the Western Pacific
The mean structure and variability of the North Equatorial Current/Undercurrent (NEC/NEUC) are investigated with one-year Acoustic Doppler Current Profilers measurements from 4 subsurface moorings deployed at ...
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Three-dimensional structure of mesoscale eddies in the western tropical Pacific as revealed by a high-resolution ocean simulation
The three-dimensional structure of mesoscale eddies in the western tropical Pacific (6°S–20°N, 120°E–150°E) is investigated using a high-resolution ocean model simulation. Eddy detection and eddy tracking algo...
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The vertical structure and variability of the western boundary currents east of the Philippines: case study from in situ observations from December 2010 to August 2014
In this work, the vertical structure and variability along the western boundary of the Philippines are investigated using direct observations from acoustic Doppler current profiler (ADCP), Doppler volume sampl...
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The different relationship of Pacific interior subtropical cells and two types of ENSO
The Pacific interior subtropical−tropical cells (STCs) and their relation to the two types of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) are investigated by using GODAS reanalysis ocean data for the period of 1980–20...
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Dynamic features of near-inertial oscillations in the Northwestern Pacific derived from mooring observations from 2015 to 2018
Near-inertial oscillation is an important physical process transferring surface wind energy into deep ocean. We investigated the near-inertial kinetic energy (NIKE) variability using acoustic Doppler current p...
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Intraseasonal variability of the equatorial Pacific Ocean and its relationship with ENSO based on Self-Organizing Maps analysis
We investigated the intraseasonal variability of equatorial Pacific subsurface temperature and its relationship with El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) using Self-Organizing Maps (SOM) analysis. Variation in ...
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Instability in boundary layer between the North Equatorial Current and underlying zonal jets based on mooring observations
Instability/stability in the North Equatorial Current (NEC) basin is studied based on data obtained from nine moorings deployed at 8.5°N, 10.5°N, 11.0°N, 12.5°N, 13.0°N, 15.0°N, 15.5°N, 17.5°N, and 18.0°N alon...
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The identified 30–50-day variation in the subthermocline current east of Mindanao
Based on nearly 4 year-long moored velocity measurements at 8°N/127°E and a high-resolution ocean model output, a significant 30–50-day variation in the subthermocline current east of Mindanao was identified f...
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The North Equatorial Current/Undercurrent volume transport and its 40-day variability from a mooring array along 130°E
Traditionally, the estimated volume transport of the North Equatorial Current/Undercurrent (NEC/NEUC) is based on geostrophic equations and/or model results; however, direct observational evidence has not been...
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Study on mechanical and electrical properties of the copolymer of bismaleimide and hyperbranched polyimide
Impregnation resin is one of the most commonly used insulation materials for electrical equipment and it is a key factor that can determine the volume, quality and service life of electrical equipment. From th...
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Modulation of dielectric properties of bismaleimide laminates by hyperbranched polyimides with different structures
5G communications offer high-speed transmission, low latency and high interconnect density, which requires widely used 5G devices fabricated with low dielectric constant, low loss at high frequency, high therm...
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Intraseasonal variability of the Kuroshio observed via mooring at 18°N
Insufficient observations near the origin of the Kuroshio have led to incomplete understanding of the intraseasonal variability (ISV) of the Kuroshio. Direct measurements of the Kuroshio velocity were performe...
